Is This the Almost Beakless Face of the 2016 Acura ILX Facelift?

An allegedly second official photo of the upcoming 2016 Acura ILX facelift has popped up on the internet.

Is it real or fake? We don’t know yet, but the readers at the Acurazine forums seem to think it’s a leaked teaser image showing the front end of the compact model.

The image shows the ILX wearing a redesigned grille with a much less prominent “beak” and Acura’s so-called “jewel” headlamps as seen on the firms more recent models like the 2015 TLX and 2014 RLX sedans.

Acura has promised more changes, includes an updated interior and a new engine, but has yet to details these upgrades for the 2016 ILX that will debut at the LA Auto Show later this month.

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